Cost Sharing in Higher Education in Kenya: Examining the Undesired Policy Outcomes

Autor/in	Ngolovoi, Mary S.
Titel	Cost Sharing in Higher Education in Kenya: Examining the Undesired Policy Outcomes
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 23 (2010) 4, S.515-529 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/hep.2010.21
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Costs; Educational Policy; Private Financial Support; Educational Finance; Government Role; Parent Role; Cooperation; Economic Factors; Cultural Differences; Africa; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ausland; Cost; Kosten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Private Investition; Bildungsfonds; Parental role; Elternrolle; Co-operation; Kooperation; Ökonomischer Faktor; Kultureller Unterschied; Afrika; Kenia
Abstract	Cost sharing in higher education is a policy that comes from the United States. The policy advocates that costs of higher education should be shared between the government, parents, students and/or donor organizations. Proponents of the policy (such as the World Bank) have over the years been advocating for its implementation in African countries. This is because the governments cannot afford to fully finance the increasing numbers of students pursuing higher education. This research study uses qualitative methods to reveal that this "one size fits all approach" is particularly problematic within African societies for various reasons. The study furnishes recommendations, which are useful when implementing cost sharing in countries that are very different from the United States, in terms of the economy and family structure. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10